PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2884, 23 September 1916, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. H. Herries and tho Hon. A. L. Herdman returned from their visit to Wanganui yesterday morning. Tho Hon. CI. W. Russell went south to Christchurch last night. Ho returns on Sunday morning. A Press Association telegram from London states that Colonel tho Earl of Feversham has boon lulled in action. Tho Earl of Feversham was colonel of the Yorkshire Hussars. His heir is Viscount Helmsloy. Mr. E. C. Brownell, tho Y.M.C.A. national secretary, leaves Wellington by the midday express to-day for Auckland, where he goes to meet Mr. John J. Virgo,- the national field secretary the British National Y.M:C.A. Council. Mr. Virgo will arrive on Sunday and. will tour the island. i Major J. L. Sleeman, Director of Military Training, has returned from his visit to, the South Island, where he ,has been 'supervising the' instruction of the temporary sergeant-instructors iu both tho Otago and Canterbury dis--triots. These wero concentrated at Dunediit and Christchuvch. respectively, and were put through a comprehensive syllabus of instruction boforo returning to their commands; It is hoped to hold "similar, tours iu the Wellington and Auckland districts at an early date. Captain Guthrie, of Feilding, is an-1 other New Zealand medical practitioner w-ho has boon killed at tho front. He. was killed by a shell which struck the shelter that lie was in. He was not with the Field Ambulance, but had gono to take -tho place of a Captain Reid, who was with ono of tho rifle battalions as regimental surgoon, but was suffering from scarlet fever at the' time. Mr. T. M. W.ilford,_M.:i > ~ line been advised by cablegram that his son, Lieut, (ieorge .Al'Lean Wilford, has been wounded, and is now in- the.Now Zealand General Hospital, No. 1, at Brookenhurst. Lieut. Wilford, who had four years' experience, in the Officers' Training Corps . (Engineers) in Glasgow before he came back to.New Zealand nearly three'ynnrs ago, joined tho Now Zoaland Expeditionary Forces as a sapper four days after war broko out in August, • 1014.. • Lieut, J-. Thomson/N.Z.P.S., has been appointed an area officer, (temp.), with headquarters at Lower Hiitt. ■ Captain 15. F/Willoughby (Unattached List) and Captain J..H. Crawford, N.Z.G.A., havo' been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces' loug-servico medal. ■ Sergt. Robert Simiriers, of the Rifle .Brigade, mentioned as receiving the Military Medal, is a.son' of Mr. G. A. Simmers, formerly headmaster of tho Finiaru High School (states a Press A.s-i sociation message from Tiniaru). Sergt. Simmers enlisted at Danucvirke when employed in surveying work. Ho mentions, in a letter dated July 29, that lie took a patrol out at night to rescue a wounded man. His men wero hotly attacked. Five of thorn stuck it out for three hours, and finally supports and stretcher-bearers arrived, and tho wounded man was rescued. ■ Members of the Police Force stationed in'.bo Lambton Quay district,-mot last evening, and presented Constable M. Fahey with a marble clock on thooccasion ,of his marriage. Constable J. Gallagher made the presentation. Wilson, in charge of tho Wanganui distriot, who has been spending a holiday in Auckland, hasretuxned homo." It is his intention (says tho "Star") on his retirement to take up his residence at Ellerslie, whore ho has purchased ,a property. ,".; The,death .has ..occurred of Mr. John M'Bhvain.,' a l ' rionogenarian, "who had resided in the Auckland district for fit years. A Mr.- M'Elwain died suddenly at his residence, Georgo Street, Mt. Eden, at the ago of 95 years. After' his arrival in New Zealand from Ireland, Mr. M'Elwain took .up farming. . The Rev. Wentworth Shields, rector of St. James's, -Sydney, has been appointed Bishop of Armidalo (states a Press Association, message from Sydney). A visitor to ' Wellington yesterday was Mr. Edgar Jones, of Timaru, and ..one time owner of "Mount Nessing," the well-known Canterbury estate. Mr. Jones has just returned from England, where lie has resided for tho last three years and' a half. Ho left for Timaru by the' ferry steamer last evening. Mr. Harold A. Bowden, touring manager for Messrs. J. and N. Tait, is at present in Wellington making arrangements for the firm's "Peg o' My Heart" season.